PICAYUNE


Meaning of PICAYUNE in English

I. ˌpi-kē-ˈyün noun

Etymology: Occitan picaioun, a small coin, from picaio money, from pica to jingle, of imitative origin

Date: 1804

1.

a. : a Spanish half real piece formerly current in the South

b. : half dime

2. : something trivial

II. adjective

Date: 1836

: of little value : paltry ; also : petty , small-minded

• pic·a·yun·ish -ˈyü-nish adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.